SPS Mission StatementStudents engage in a range of educational experiences to become informed, adaptive problem solvers who effectively communicate, rise to challenges, and are committed to improve themselves and their communities.

Student Success Plans

DePaolo Middle School

Student Success Plan

THE MISSION OF THE SOUTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS TO HAVE:

STUDENTS ENGAGE IN A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO BECOME INFORMED, ADAPTIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS WHO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE, RISE TO CHALLENGES, AND ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVE THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.(rev 6/2008)

Definition of Student Success Plan (SSP)

The Student Success Plan (SSP) is an individualized student driven plan that will be developed to address every student's needs and interests to help students stay connected in school and to achieve post secondary educational and career goals. The SSP will begin in the sixth grade and continue through high school to provide students support and assistance in setting goals for social, emotional, physical and academic growth, meeting the rigorous high school expectations, and exploring postsecondary education and career interests.

DePaolo Advisory Program

DePaolo Advisory is a formal, ongoing program through which each student has an adult in the school, in addition to the school counselor, who knows the student well and assists the student in achieving the school's 21st century learning expectations. The school community consciously and continuously builds a safe, positive, respectful, and supportive culture, that fosters student responsibility for learning and results in shared ownership, pride and high expectations for all.

Advisory Schedule: Advisory will take place on Wednesday mornings for a forty minute time period. Advisory will meet three weeks per month. Two of these meetings will be in small advisory groups and one time a month will be a grade level activity revolving around ABC Classroom's Asset of the Month.

Every student at DePaolo Middle School has a personal account in Naviance. Information pertaining to the SSP will be housed there.

Through self discovery and collaboration with parents, teachers and school counselors, Naviance helps students be better prepared for academics, careers and understanding of self. The Naviance Family Connection portal provides students and families with a variety of tools designed to connect learning to life™. School counselors have the access information if you cannot log in.

Examples of Activities Completed with Naviance: interest inventory, learning style inventory, career research based on interests, resume building, goal setting

The Southington Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Non-discrimination Statement